John Afoa will start at tighthead in the only change to the Ulster team that defeated the Scarlets a fortnight ago for tomorrow’s RaboDirect PRO12 Final against Leinster at the [more]
THE END IS NIGH!
As of this ‘sunny’ Friday morning there is no team announcement for Saturday’s showdown or hoedown, if you believe some of the Ulster fans. I expect the team will not [more]
FRU: Get Involved! Opportunities at The Front Row Union.
If you love rugby in Ulster and Ireland we would love you to get involved with the Front Row Union. We received some great news earlier this season from an independent user survey carried [more]
FRU: Check out the Fan Zone near you.
I’m a big “fan” of these Fan Zone things and I hope that Ulster expand on these in the coming seasons, though hopefully through the auspices of the Official Ulster [more]
FRU: Secret cups and motorbikes – we reveal Ulsters pre match routines!
Are you already wondering which lucky shirt to wear, pushing those special briefs to the back of the pile or ignoring those unbeatable socks till Saturday morning comes? Chances are [more]
JWC2013: Ireland Squad for Under 20 Championship.
The Ireland U20′s Junior World Championship side appears to have been released earlier this week with the squad now up on the IRB website. As we predicted in April the [more]
Ireland: Summer Tour Squads Announced.
I would guess any Irish Qualified Ulster players left in the province come the end of the month will be hobbling round on a stick pretending they are injured so [more]
FRU: Ticket Turmoil!
What is it about Ulster Rugby Supporters and ticket allocations that makes the most mild mannered break out into a lamentation of self importance ending with their “real supporter” credentials [more]
FRU: Oh Superman!
Our friends at the Belfast Telegraph have been rattling the Ferris cage today, and while it’s not something I would recommend, I must admit that the big man’s future has been playing on my mind [more]
FRU: The Front Row Union Player of the Year.
It’s that time of the season again where the Man of the Match voting changes to Player of the Year. This season we’ve already clocked up a whopping 2,541 votes in our [more]
FRU: Get your shirts and hoodies for the final.
We’ve got some fun tees and hoodies ready for the PRO12 Final on 25th May. As you know the Final is being played at the RDS home of Ulster Rugby – and you may detect a [more]
Women: Cantwell brace secures Ireland Women Sevens third trophy.
Ireland Women finished their third competitive Sevens Tournament with yet more silverware, this time picking up the Plate Trophy in the London Invitational Sevens at Twickenham. Having lost to Canada (22- [more]
Club: J2 Play Off Randalstown 6 Larne 3
Randalstown edged the J2 relegation play off against Larne at Ballymena Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon with a narrow 6 – 3 win. Larne can count themselves unlucky to have [more]
Women: London Invitational Sevens (Day 1)
Ireland women had a disappointing opening day in the London Invitational Sevens tournament finishing bottom of their pool having failed to record a win. Ireland lost to Canada 22 – 5 [more]
PRO12: Ulster 28 Scarlets 17
Ulster cruised through to the PRO12 Final thanks to an 18 minute burst either side of half time, beating Llanelli Scarlets 28 – 17 at Ravenhill on Friday night. Tommy Bowe sparked [more]
